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Language Assessment Office
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Language Assessment Office
Guide for Multilingual Families
Guia para as famílias multilíngues
Video PORTUGUÊSGuía para familias multilingües
Video ESPAÑOLWhen a new student enrolls in the Framingham Public Schools, a Home Language Survey is used to collect information about the languages spoken at home. All students whose home language includes a language other than English are tested for English language proficiency. (G.L.c. 71A, sec. 4,5).
DESE Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming
Students’ English language proficiency will be assessed by means of a screening process. The screening process is conducted on an individual basis. DESE has identified several appropriate assessments and scoring cutoffs depending on the student’s age. Except for PreK-K students who are assessed only in listening and speaking, students in grades 1-12 are assessed in the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
Additionally, students who speak either Spanish or Portuguese, the two largest populations of the district, are assessed in their native language. The results of the English and native language assessments are then shared with the family and assist with programmatic placement decisions such as identification and school/program placement of ELs.
MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS:
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Two-Way Spanish Bilingual Program
Programa bilingüe de doble vía en español - Programa bilíngüe Two-Way espanhol
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Two-Way Portuguese Bilingual Program
Programa bilíngüe Two-Way Português -
Programa bilingüe de doble vía en portuguésSheltered English Immersion Program (SEI)
Programa de inmersión en inglés con apoyo -
Programa de imersão em inglês com apoioBilingual Education Program / TBE (Spanish/Portuguese)
Programa de educación bilingüe de transición -
Programa transicional bilíngüe
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SLIFE (description pending)
OPT-OUT (description pending)Meet the Language Assessment Team
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CONTACT US
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Keziah Franca
Manager of Language Assessment
19 Flagg Drive, Framingham MA 01702
Phone: 508-782-6618